Mentors - ACEin

Mentors & Experts

Building entrepreneurs that change the world and changemakers with an entrepreneurial mindset

We partner with diverse business experts, executives, innovators and startuppers to ensure our startup and research teams have the support they need to succeed in making their creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial ideas come true. We connect founders with relevant industry mentors!

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Socrates Charisis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Socrates Charisis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Socrates Charisis is devoted in designing unique experiences and products for the world since 2013. He invests and does business in the Tech Industry while constantly seeking more and more knowledge about how the world works. In 2018 he co-founded the first Digital Product Agency in Greece, Quintessential SFT: An agency that crafts digital products following a strict holistic approach. From a simple idea to the research and design, to product development, maintenance and commercial success.

Theodoros Mastrokostopoulos

Global MedTech Commercialisation Executive

Theodoros Mastrokostopoulos

Global MedTech Commercialisation Executive

Theodoros (Theo) Mastrokostopoulos has more than 15 years experience in the medical device space, with a strong track record in commercial leadership roles launching new technologies for patients that need them most. He is currently the Vice President of Sales and Market Development at LimFlow, an early stage venture based in Paris where he leads global go-to-market activities for an innovative therapy that can prevent major amputation in patients with end-stage peripheral arterial disease. He began his medtech career at Medtronic in their European headquarters in Switzerland with roles of increasing responsibility in marketing and sales within the diabetes, surgical technologies and cardiovascular units. He previously led the European operations for TriVascular, an early-stage company with a novel endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) device, as the company grew through an initial public offering on NASDAQ and eventual acquisition by a larger corporate. Most recently, he was the chief commercial officer at CAScination, a spin-off from the University of Bern in Switzerland, leading the global launch of a CT-guided navigation technology for interventional oncology. Theo holds an MBA from the London Business School and a MEng in production engineering and management from the Technical University of Crete.

Thomas Filippou

Commercial Director Retail, Digital, Protergia

Thomas Filippou

Commercial Director Retail, Digital, Protergia

Thomas Filippou works as Senior Product Innovation Manager at Vodafone. He joined the Vodafone team in 2004 and held various commercial positions within the company. He has broad experience in the telecommunications industry, having launched many innovative products and services in Greece. He holds academic degrees from the Technical University of Munich -Germany (www.tum.de) in Electrical & Information Technology Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.Univ., M.Sc.) and Master in Business Administration.

Konstantinos Fouskas

Business Coaching and teaching

Konstantinos Fouskas

Business Coaching and teaching

Konstantinos Fouskas holds the position of “Digital Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation” at the department of Applied informatics at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece, I am teaching in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship, e-business and development of new products and services. I also currently teach at International Hellenic University and University of the Aegean related topics and also collaborate with a number of other Academic Institutes in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship. My research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences and I have participated in research consortia for more than 15 International and National research projects, including research projects in Developing countries. I teach because I am passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation and development of new ventures. I also have been a serial entrepreneur developing a number of Business ventures mainly related to provision of Digital, innovative services, others resulting in success and others in teaching me valuable lessons. My background is widespread and is combining studies and experience ranging from crafting and aligning a corporate strategy and responding to competition with innovative actions to handling and rearranging business operations and filling in accounting and financial information to analyzing pricing decisions. This diversity has allowed me to obtain a broader view in developing new business ventures ranging from evaluation of the business proposition to financial projections analysis. To this end I am happy to assist new entrepreneurs of any age that pursuit their dreams. I am doing so through various Incubator programs such as Orange Grove, Ace-In, EkinisiLab and by personal coaching and innovation competitions such as innovation and iBank. I have also been extensively engaged with business advisory, trying to assist established firms with limited organizational capabilities to evolve to viable, competitive players in their markets and organize their internal resources in a more efficient way. I have also been a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) Technology Transfer initiative team. I believe that entrepreneurship is very important and can significantly advance economic prosperity and improvement of the national level of innovation through the utilization of ICT and smart ways to approach current customer pains worldwide.

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou is an awarded brand identity designer from Athens GR. She is specialised in the fields of branding, logo design, visual communication, corporate identity development, packaging and print, having worked with local and international clients for more than a decade.

Stelios Gerogiannakis

Principal Engineer at GoCardless

Stelios Gerogiannakis

Principal Engineer at GoCardless

Stelios Gerogiannakis has 20 years experience in software engineering. He has built systems for Banking, OpenBanking/PSD2 and Payments Processing, Online Travel and Pharmaceuticals. The technical domain expertise ranges from public APIs and micro-services to big data and blockchain. In his spare time he is an angel investor, startup advisor and mentor. He lives in London with his wife and their 2 daughters.

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Giannis works as a Digital & Innovation Value Partner at Roche Hellas and has broad experience in realizing digital solutions at speed, scale and impact within diverse multinational environments. A marketing technology professional focused on supporting organizations in accelerating their digital customer engagement programs. He holds a first master's degree in International Marketing from Athens University of Economics & Business, a second master's degree in "Development of new drugs: research, launch and access" from Medical School of Athens and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from University of Athens.

Yannis Imelos

Co-Founder & CEO at CollegeLink

Yannis Imelos

Co-Founder & CEO at CollegeLink

Yannis Imelos is a graduate of the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. From a young age, he was distinguished by his curiosity about the way the world is working and its willingness to create solutions that simplify everyday life. He started his career as Software Developer and then worked as a Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Consultant. Over the past 5 years, at CollegeLink, his everyday focus lies to develop the way Entry Level Recruiting works. Combining his human-centered approach with his technological knowledge, he makes it easier for young adults to kick-start their career and companies to reach and communicate with talented young professionals!

Evangelos Kotsonis

CEO, Co-Founder @ e-satisfaction

Evangelos Kotsonis

CEO, Co-Founder @ e-satisfaction

Evangelos Kotsonis is the CEO of e-satisfaction, a rapidly growing startup in the field of customer experience management, and Co-founder of Sleed, one of the most known digital agencies in Greece. Evangelos holds an experience in the fields of e-commerce and digital marketing, as he has been working in this field since 2010. Before focusing on e-commerce and digital marketing Evangelos has been working for 4 years as Information Security Consultant and since 2007 he has participated in a number of research projects related to data mining from large data stores, information security, retail, consumer behavior. He graduated from Informatics department of AUEB and holds an MSc in Information Systems from the same department.

Ioannis Nikolaou

Associate Professor

Ioannis Nikolaou

Associate Professor

Ioannis Nikolaou is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Director of the MSc in Human Resources Management and Academic Director of the University’s Career Office. He carried out his postgraduate studies at the Manchester School of Management, UK and then worked in the private sector in Greece. He teaches courses in Organizational Behavior / Psychology and Human Resources Management and has extensive experience in providing consulting services and in-house management training programs. More Information: http://about.me/nikolaou.

Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis is an Emeritus Professor at AUEB. She has co-edited three international volumes on entrepreneurship and has published several articles in prestigious refereed journals. She heads the ‘History of entrepreneurship and the Greek corporate sector’ project at AUEB. She has served on the Council of the European Business History Association and on the Board of Directors of the Greek Centre for Planning and Economic Research.

Alexandros Roustas

Managing Director, IQbility

Alexandros Roustas

Managing Director, IQbility

Alexandros Roustas runs the program and manages relationships with mentors, partners and investors.He started his career as a research associate in the National Technical University of Athens and he then moved to Attica Telecom. Attica Telecom developed and operated the first private fiber optic network in Greece, disrupting the local wholesale telecom services market. The company was acquired by HoL in 2006 for 50M euros. He then joined Link S.A., a specialized broadband network developer and telecom equipment distributor serving the largest telecom operators in the region. During his career he has served several operations and business roles. Alexandros has also been involved in various consulting projects of the private and public sector. Alexandros holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Master in Business Administration, both from the National Technical University of Athens.

Helen Salavou

Member of the Technology Transfer @ AUEB

Helen Salavou

Member of the Technology Transfer @ AUEB

Helen Salavou is currently an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Athens University of Economics and Business and Director of the Athens MBA. Her main research interests involve entrepreneurship (traditional and social), innovation and strategy of small firms. She is the founding member of the research unit of social entrepreneurship and the scientific director of the education programs titled “Social and Green Entrepreneurship” and “Youth and Adolescent for the Future” at the University. She has published her work in international journals and participated in several national and international research projects since 1997. Parallel to her academic career she has contributed as consultant and mentor in numerous entrepreneurial initiatives.

Aristeidis Souras

Head of Business and Marketing, Vesquad

Aristeidis Souras

Head of Business and Marketing, Vesquad

Aristeidis Souras was born in Athens in 1982. He studied Political Science and Public Administration in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’ s Degree in Marketing & Management form the University of Bradford. From 2008 to 2014, Aristeidis worked at the Marketing & Communications department of Ernst & Young in Greece. Since 2014, he is a key lecturer at the “Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Developmental Programs” seminars to NGOs executives around Greece, organized by the University of the Peloponnese, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos’ Foundation.

George G. Spanos

Indy Exec Consultant

George G. Spanos

Indy Exec Consultant

George G. Spanos basic studies consist by Humanities & Psychology in Greece, Mech. Engineering in Wales, and Int’l Shipping & Logistics in London. His on-going education includes Terrorism & Counterterrorism in Hague, EU Matters in HEC Paris, and Hellenic Studies in a Harvard & MIT Expertise Course. For more than 20 years, George has been a persistent and dynamic frontline entrepreneur in founding, buying, restructuring, operating and selling shipping & trading companies in Greece, France, China and Colombia. George is an expert in Cultural and Business Diplomacy and has served as the Honorary General Consul of Colombia in Athens, for seven years, enjoying awards and high distinctions from various Greek and Int’l Authorities & Organizations, i.e. UNESCO. He’s also served as President BOD member in various Cultural Foundations and Clubs, as a personal consultant to various MP’s on Shipping & Cultural issues, and as a candidate himself in 2004 National Elections. George Spanos is a Mentor to Start-ups and acts as an independent executive consultant to companies and CEOs, in Growth matters, through his multifarious experiences, but also in Sensitive Personal Affairs Management, e.g. Intragroup Fraud through his expertise of integrating emotional intelligence with recognition and analysis of micro-expressions and body language, understanding hidden emotions and detecting lies. George remains a shareholder in various companies in Greece and NY, as well as a writer and historical researcher bringing to light powerful and inspirational real-life stories. (www.about.me/george.g.spanos)

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internets of Things (IoT) Strategist - Worldwide Industrial IoT Lead in AWS

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internets of Things (IoT) Strategist - Worldwide Industrial IoT Lead in AWS

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos is a passionate IoT business Strategist. He is Adjunct Professor in the top tier MBA of IE Business School where he offers his business focused Internet of Things course. He is a frequent speaker in IoT Conferences and writer for IoT publishers. He has offered also his services to O2-Telefonica and Vodafone as contractor/IoT consultant and now to Sony, while previously he worked in manufacturing, mining and constructions industries in Middle East and India. He is IoT and business mentor in several accelerators and SME programs. Dimitrios can help companies start their IoT journey by offering training, workshops and consulting around the business subjects related to Connected products and services, Smart Cities and Industry 4.0.

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Diomidis Spinellis is a Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. From 2009 to 2011 he served as the Secretary General for Information Systems at the Greek Ministry of Finance. He is the author of two award-winning books, Code Reading and Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective, as well as more than 200 widely-cited scientific papers. He served for a decade as a member of the IEEE Software editorial board, authoring the regular “Tools of the Trade” column. Dr. Spinellis has written the UMLGraph tool and code that ships with Mac OS X and BSD Unix. He holds an MEng in Software Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science, both from Imperial College London. Dr. Spinellis is a senior member of the ACM and the IEEE. From January 2015 he is serving as the Editor-in- Chief for IEEE Software.

Ilias Sousis

Co- Founder, Wikifarmer

Ilias Sousis

Co- Founder, Wikifarmer

Ilias Sousis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wikifarmer.com, a global platform on a mission to empower and educate farmers across the world whilst also connecting them with the open market to sell their products at fair prices. He was the Head of Domestic Market, Agencies and YouTube at Google Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and before that a Senior Business Development Manager at Google Ireland for the Southern European and African markets. Earlier, he worked in Advertising and founded his own clothing startup. He studied Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business and has an MBA from INSEAD.

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Mr. Vassilis Trapezanoglou is President and Founder of DISC SA – Digital Innovation Services Center, Executive Advisor at Viva Wallet SA. He has studied Mathematics (Salonica), Applied Informatics (Grenoble, France) and post-graduate Regional Development (Panteion, Athens). During his career he has assumed the responsibilities of IT Manager at Oil Refineries (ELPE, Motor Oil) and Xiosbank, of General Manager for Retail Banking, Electronic Banking (Winbank), IT & Organization at Piraeus Bank and of Executive Counsellor at Eurobank (IT and e-Business). He has served as Chairman and/or CEO of IT and Services companies (LogicDIS, e-Solutions, Business Exchanges, e-Vision, Exodus, Piraeus Direct Services, ABC, Multifin, Sigma Securities). Member of BoD at DEH (2000-2004), Vice-President of TESYP, member of Investment Committee of TANEO and member of Executive Jury for European ICT Prize during 13 years. Member of BoD and President of EPY, the Greek Association of IT Scientists (1997-1986). He has undertaken several innovative initiatives in the digital area and he is the author of the e-book “Innovation and Technology: The role of ICT for extrovert and customer focused business models” (2010, available at www.think-act.gr). Since 2011 he supports, as a mentor, evaluator or judge, several initiatives and institutions promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship, such as incubators, accelerators, innovation competitions (Egg of Eurobank/Corallia, ACEin and e-nnovation of Athens University of Business & Economics, Innovathens of Technopolis). He is a member of ICT Steering Committee at General Secretary Research & Technology. Born in Sochos, Salonica (1947).

Panos Tsakos

Marketing Manager VIVA.gr

Panos Tsakos

Marketing Manager VIVA.gr

Panos Tsakos works for Viva Group of Companies since 2001. He is the Chief Marketing Officer in Viva Wallet Holdings, Viva Payments and Viva Online Services. He holds the responsibility for the Group’s corporate image, communication and marketing strategy that the Group implements across the different markets its services / products target.

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Spiros Vossos is an entrepreneurial professional with extensive business experience in the fields of Management Consulting, Cleantech, Efficiency, Sustainability, Green Buildings, Real Estate Development & Construction, Building Materials, Retail, and Strategic Alliances. During his career he has served in top managerial positions at various international organizations where he developed expertise in the areas of general management, investment management, sales & marketing, retail, project development, sector re-engineering, start-ups, niche markets, and global business development. He holds a BSc in Physics from National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and an MSc in Management Engineering from LIU, New York, USA. Currently, he is Country Director for Greece & Cyprus at ALX Group and Partner at Novel Horizons Consulting.

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Mr. Stergios Voskopoulos is the CEO of Kanoo Capital, the Investment Division within YBA Kanoo, one of the largest and oldest family conglomerates in the Middle East. As CEO of Kanoo Capital, Mr. Voskopoulos is responsible for the active management of direct and indirect investments regionally and globally. Mr. Voskopoulos has worked in the Gulf Region for over 10 years, and has over 20 years of global experience in the areas of Asset Management, Private Equity and M&A, including AIG Global Investment Group, Barclays, Investcorp and Seera Investment Bank. Mr. Voskopoulos has also been a serial entrepreneur himself and a speaker in several global summits in topics around investment management, family offices, global affairs and business. He has an MBA in Finance & Investments from Zicklin School of Business in New York and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Athens and speaks six languages having lived and worked in seven countries.

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Irini Voudouris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has contributed in a number of initiatives aiming to boost entrepreneurship at the national and international level. She has participated in competitive research programs and acted as management consultant and advisor in private and public sector organizations. Her research interests revolve around innovation and entrepreneurship, new ventures’ growth, and sustainable development.

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Gregory S. Yovanof, Ph.D. is α Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Athens Information Technology (AIT), and a former Associate Dean of the AIT. His professional career includes a twenty-year tenure in the high-tech industry in the greater Asia-Pacific region, where he has worked at the Research Labs of Eastman Kodak and Hewlett-Packard. He has also led the development of several award-winning ICs for the DVD market as a co-founder and executive manager at two start-up companies in Silicon Valley. Dr. Yovanof has served as member of the Board of Hellas Online. He currently offers strategy consultancy services to a number of start-up companies and clusters of innovations in the ICT, Biotech and Maritime sectors.

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Georgia Zacharaki is the Digital Strategy & Innovation Director at Tempo OMD, the biggest media and marketing performance company in Greece. A serial award winner professional – 30+ awards in the last 3yrs - and a qualified digital marketing trainer, with 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing. Well positioned to serve clients’ evolving communication needs to a broad range of brands in a wide range of sectors. Acquiring deep knowledge of consumer behavior and habits as a researcher professional enables her to apply with an “insight eye” a holistic digital communication approach helping clients to build their brands and grow their businesses in the rapidly changing communications landscape. Studied Statistics & Marketing in Athens University of Economics and Business.

Isabel Zoulinaki

Product Designer at Google

Isabel Zoulinaki

Product Designer at Google

Isabel Zoulinaki is a multidisciplinary designer based in London, focusing on product design, visual communication and concept development. She has collaborated with businesses ranging from start-ups to global corporations including Google, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, Vivartia, Bank of China, as well as several NGOs. Isabel has earned Masters in International Management from the University of Glasgow and in Design Innovation from the Glasgow School of Art. She also holds a BA degree in Graphic Design. She has received more than 15 national and international awards including the Greek Design & Illustration Awards as well as the Adobe Design Awards.

Haris Kampouris

Product @ TikTok

Haris Kampouris

Product @ TikTok

Τheocharis (Haris) Kampouris is based in London and he is currently a Director of Product Management at Wandera, the leading enterprise mobile security vendor. He started his career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley and the past 10 years, as a product manager, he has led product launches in various industries such as academic publishing, ticketing and more prominently mobile and cloud security. He received his Bachelor's degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

Angeliki Poulymenakou is Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science & Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. Prior to this, she has served as Lecturer in Information Systems at the Information Systems Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a first degree in Mathematics (University of Athens), and MSc and PhD degrees in Information Systems both from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests over the years have addressed advanced knowledge analysis and management methods (PhD), inter-organisational networks, IT enabled organisational change and new methods of work, business processes level implications of ERP, e-learning particularly in workplace contexts, e-government (studies in Brazil and Greece), and implications of digital entrepreneurship (China). She has published 25 papers in international journals, 50 papers in peer reviewed international conferences and two books (by Springer Berlin and Kluwer Academic Publishers). Currently she serves on the editorial board of three international journals, while she has served on the program committee and as associate editor for international information systems conferences for multiple years (ICIS, ECIS, IFIP). She has been program co-chair and organising chair for the IFIP WG 8.2 & 9.4 conference (Athens, 2003), program chair for MCIS (Athens, 2009) and programme and organising chair for IFIP WG 9.5 (Athens, 2009). She has acted as research coordinator in 20 EU and national funded Research and Development projects most of them involving collaboration with academic and industrial partners across Europe. Since 2001 she is the Director of the Organisational Information Systems Research Group first in the ELTRUN and then in the ISTLab of the Department of Management Science and Technology of the AUEB.

Antony Kaladis

Business Relationship Mgr @Heineken

Antony Kaladis

Business Relationship Mgr @Heineken

Antonis is a software engineer at heart with a passion for bridging the gap between proof-of-concept and business innovation. In his current role as IT Business Relationship Manager Commerce at Heineken Greece, he is responsible for evaluating and delivering the technologies required to bring innovative customer-driven ideas to market. He takes an interest in all things digital, with a keen eye for market trends and a strong focus on customer experience.

Stergios Anastasiadis

General Partner with Genesis Ventures, Angel Investor, Software Developer

Stergios Anastasiadis

General Partner with Genesis Ventures, Angel Investor, Software Developer

Technology guru 🧑‍💻. Investor in technology startups💰. Disruptive Innovator 🚀. Over 30 years of Software Development experience. Experience with Big Data, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure, in the consumer and enterprise spaces. Led organizations up to 300 peeps and across geographies. 6 technology startups; 1 IPO & 3 acquisitions; 5 angel investments

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

I am an Experienced Communications and Brand Manager and a certified Life and Business Coach. In my 15+ years career, I've worked in Music, Radio & Entertainment industry, Media, Advertising and Cultural Events delivering Brand Campaigns and Sponsorships. I am lucky to have worked alongside people who have deeply inspired me. I hope I can be a person who helps transform Brands and motivates people's lives.

Panos Charos

Deals Advisory, PWC London

Panos Charos

Deals Advisory, PWC London

Panos is an experienced business professional and chartered accountant, currently based in London. He is currently a Senior Associate within PWC’s Deals Advisory team, focusing primarily on the delivery of complex and bespoke financial and non-financial models to drive value during live deals and to assist in the development of clients’ strategy. Previously, he worked as a Senior Auditor with EY, where he gained considerable experience in assessing the viability of large public companies while also leading various transformation projects using SQL and Alteryx. Finally, he has experience over identifying and mitigating business risks, with a focus on financial risks. Panos graduated in 2018 from Lancaster University with a BSc (Hons) in Economics, ranking 1st in his cohort. He has also completed a year abroad in Purdue University (4.0 GPA, Dean’s List, 2017).

Kimon Angelides

Executive Chairman at Stealth .. health

Kimon Angelides

Executive Chairman at Stealth .. health

founder of six healthcare companies: EarlyBird Pharmaceuticals, Merlin LifeSciences, Vivante Health, EosHealth, renamed Livongo, the leader in digital health which went public in July 2019 (NASDAQ: LVGO) with a $3.4B IPO, the largest in digital health, and was acquired in October 2020 by Teladoc for $18.5B. In 2004 I founded DiabetesAmerica, a network of diabetes centers that pioneered bundled payment models, and in 2002 mAbGen, a cancer biotech company that partnered with MDAnderson Cancer Center and was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals. In 2005 I was an early entrant into digital health and introduced a number of new applications and approaches in digital health and devices.

Vassilis Danias

Co-Founder & CEO @ Bitloops

Vassilis Danias

Co-Founder & CEO @ Bitloops

Vasilis Danias is the General Manager of Greece at Beat (formerly known as Taxibeat), since 2018. Beat is part of the leading European mobility provider, FREE NOW, a joint venture of the BMW Group and Daimler Mobility. He has previously worked in operations at Uber in Athens and Singapore, as a consultant at Accenture in Athens, as an analyst at UBS Investment Bank in London as well as in various startups in Greece and the UK. Vasilis holds a B.Eng. with honours in Artificial Intelligence & Software Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA in Strategy from HEC Paris.

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Nikolas Smyrlakis

Co-founder @ Roots Spirits

Nikolas Smyrlakis

Co-founder @ Roots Spirits

Dr. Nikolas Smyrlakis is an electrical engineer turned to spirits entrepreneur. After graduating from NTUA, working at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands and finishing his PhD at Bocconi University in Milan, he went back to his roots in Greece and co-founded Roots Spirits, an innovative premium spirits range, with exports in more than 20 countries (Stelios HajiIoannou Awards for Young Entrepreneurs in Greece 2016) and Nomada Honey Soda (Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award, Libra group / Envolve 2017). O Δρ. Νικολας Σμυρλακης είναι ηλεκτρολόγος μηχανικός που στράφηκε στην επιχειρηματικότητα με αλκοολούχα αποστάγματα. Μετά τις σπουδές του στο ΕΜΠ, ένα πέρασμα απο την Ευρωπαική Υπηρεσία Διαστήματος στην Ολλανδία και αφού τελείωσε τις διδακτορικές τους σπουδές στο πανεπιστήμιο Bocconi στο Μιλάνο, επέστρεψε στις "ρίζες" του στην Ελλάδα και συνίδρυσε την εταιρεία Roots Spirits, μία καινοτόμο σειρά premium αποσταγμάτων, με εξαγωγές σε πάνω απο 20 χώρες (Βραβείο νεανικής επιχειρηματικότητας Στέλιος Χατζηιωαννου, 2016) και την εταιρεία Nomada Honey Soda (Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award, Libra group / Envolve 2017)

Ioannis Papadopoulos

CFO, Ladder.io

Ioannis Papadopoulos

CFO, Ladder.io

Yiannis is the CFO and Board Director of Ladder.io, a technology-backed creative agency, and has led the growth and scale of the operations in more than four countries. Contributed to developing a unique growth benchmark platform where users can log in, find relevant metrics/KPIs, and compare with the industry or similar companies. Earlier in his career, he highly impacted the car industry revolution in 2016 via a VC-backed startup, leading the finance and operations department of the 3rd company worldwide and the 1st in Europe selling cars explicitly online. He successfully led and raised investment rounds of over £5 million throughout his career. He also founded his fintech startup. He used all his experience mentoring startups from operations to finance and HR, how they can grow and scale.

Zina Mavroeidi

CEO e-Fresh.gr

Zina Mavroeidi

CEO e-Fresh.gr

Η Ζήνα Μαυροειδή σπούδασε επιχειρησιακή έρευνα και μάρκετινγκ στο Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και στο Warwick Business School. Ξεκίνησε την καριέρα της σαν ερευνητής big data αναλύοντας panel, loyalty και media data της βρετανικής αγοράς. Στην συνέχεια εργάστηκε σε Big 4 συμβουλευτικές εταιρείες στο Λονδίνο, αναλαμβάνοντας διεθνή transformational project πολυεθνικών εταιριών με έμφαση σε IT και big data analytics καθώς και θέματα στρατηγικής. Επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα το 2015 για να ξεκινήσει την e-Fresh.gr. Βρίσκεται στην λίστα επιχειρηματικών των 40 under 40 του περιοδικού Fortune τα τελευταία τρία χρόνια ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει σε δεκάδες ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια αναλύωντας θέματα ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου και επιχειρηματικότητας. Η e-Fresh.gr έχει βραβευτεί περισσότερες από 20 φορές στο πρώτα χρόνια λειτουργίας της, ενώ υπολογίζεται ότι έχει παραδώσει πάνω από 1εκ παραγγελίες χαρίζοντας ευκολία και χρόνο σε χιλιάδες νοικοκυριά. Η Ζήνα αγαπάει το ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο και την επιχειρηματικότητα. Έχει γεννηθεί στην Αθήνα και είναι μητέρα δύο παιδιών. Bio στα αγγλικά Zina is the CEO of e-Fresh.gr, a technology driven on line supermarket. She looks after daily operations for all departments of the company and sets up the future strategic objectives. E-fresh.gr is a fast growing on line retailer. It is known for utilizing technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and warehouse automations to offer a comprehensive service to the Greek consumer. Since e-fresh.gr started trading in the end of 2016, it has successfully delivered more than one million on line grocery orders to thousands of Greek households. Prior to her current role, Zina was a big 4 strategy consultant specializing in big data and working equally with the technical, analytical and strategic aspects of customer insight and data intelligence areas. She holds an Msc in operational research and management science from Warwick Business School and a bachelor degree in marketing and OR from Athens university of Economics and Business. A “40 under 40 entrepreneur”, she is passionate about entrepreneurship, e-commerce and the Greek potential. Zina is married and a mother of two.

Dimitris Papadimitrioy

Co-Founder @ The Flow Partners

Dimitris Papadimitrioy

Co-Founder @ The Flow Partners

Dimitris Papadimitriou is the co-founder of The Flow Partners – Krauthammer, a Leadership and Sales Training Company and Partner & international Senior Consultant with Krauthammer, an international top – 20 training industry company. He is also the founder and Managing Director of The Startup Elevator, a personal development initiative for Startup Founders of mature Startups in Leadership skills. In addition he is an HR consultant to various companies in the financial sector in Greece. He is an expert, consultant and coach in Management skills, Leadership, Innovation leadership, Service Design, Sales and Communication skills (Effective Presentations and Pitching) as well as Personal Branding, mainly through training and coaching. He implements and facilitates innovation workshops with the use of collective intelligence tools, such as Service Design, 6 Thinking Hats, World Cafe etc. He has a significant experience of 15 years in multinational financial institutions which he utilizes to transfer theory into practice and the daily life of the trainees. He has also co-founded two startups in the field of Education. Ο Δημήτρης Παπαδημητρίου είναι συνιδρυτής του Εκπαιδευτικού Οίκου σε θέματα Ηγεσίας και Πωλήσεων The Flow Partners και Partner & Senior Consultant του πολυεθνικού Eκπαιδευτικού Οίκου Krauthammer. Παράλληλα είναι ιδρυτής της The Startup Elevator, μίας πρωτοβουλίας εκπαίδευσης των ιδρυτικών στελεχών ώριμων Startups σε ηγετικές δεξιότητες. Επιπλέον είναι σύμβουλος HR σε διάφορες εταιρείες του χρηματοπιστωτικού τομέα. Εξειδικεύεται στην ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων Διοίκησης, Ηγεσίας, ηγεσίας της Καινοτομίας, Service Design, Πωλήσεων και Επικοινωνίας (Αποτελεσματικών Παρουσιάσεων και Pitching) καθώς και Προσωπικής Επιρροής (Personal Branding), κυρίως μέσω εκπαιδεύσεων αλλά και coaching. Υλοποιεί και διευθύνει workshop καινοτομίας με εργαλεία συλλογικής νοημοσύνης, όπως Service Design, 6 Thinking Hats, World Cafe κ.α. τα οποία συνδέει παράλληλα με ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων ηγεσίας της καινοτομίας. Διαθέτει μία σημαντική εμπειρία 15 ετών σε πολυεθνικούς χρηματοπιστωτικούς οργανισμούς την οποία αξιοποιεί για να μεταφέρει την θεωρία στην πράξη και την καθημερινότητα των εκπαιδευόμενων ενώ έχει υπάρξει συνιδρυτής δύο startups στον τομέα της Εκπαίδευσης.

Menia Voevoda

Hospitality Consultant | Entrepreneur

Menia Voevoda

Hospitality Consultant | Entrepreneur

Menia is owner and board member of two five-star hotel properties in Greece with a total capacity of 340 beds. She has been involved in various positions in the hospitality industry, working up through the ranks of Rooms Division, Resort Operations, Revenue & Sales department, and F&B operations. In the past she has worked first as an Operations Manager and later as a General Manager at the multi-awarded, member of LHW, Katikies Group. In addition to this, she was selected by Katikies Group and Nikki Beach Global to lead the opening of the flagship Nikki Beach Resort in Santorini as a General Manager. Menia has worked in the Advisory & Hotel Management department of company “HotelBrain Group” overseeing the hotel investments and development section. During her tenure, she has taken part in various hotel investment projects providing consulting services that covered all aspects of project’s development cycle. Prior to developing her own boutique hotel brand with a team of internationally acclaimed professionals, she worked as a Business Development Director at Phaedrus Asset Management. Menia holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Macedonia, a Μaster’s in Management from Cass Business School in London and an MBA from Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow. Furthermore, she graduated from German School in Thessaloniki and speaks fluently German, English and Greek. She is a mentor in Prince’s Trust International Enterprise Program in Greece and a licensed member of Economic Chamber of Greece.

Giannis Rousopoulos

Founder of cryptonomist.gr | Advisor @ Hellenic Parliament.

Giannis Rousopoulos

Founder of cryptonomist.gr | Advisor @ Hellenic Parliament.

Giannis Rousopoulos is the Founder and Editorial Director of cryptonomist.gr, Policy Advisor and Research Fellow at Hellenic Parliament, Scientific Associate at Hellenic Financial Literacy Institute, MSc (c.) in Blockchain and Digital Currency at UNIC, Certified Data Analyst from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Greece/Cyprus Scholar and Fellow at Digital Euro Association (DEA). He holds a BA in Political Science and History and a MSc in International in European Economics with Honours.

Vasileios Stoidis

Founder, CEO @ 7L & MassiveGrid

Vasileios Stoidis

Founder, CEO @ 7L & MassiveGrid

Vasileios M. Stoidis is the Founder and CEO of technology companies with international clientele. He is now founder and CEO of 7L International Inc and MassiveGrid Inc, which provide Software Development Services and Cloud Services respectively with offices in Manhattan, New York. During his business career, he has started companies with activity in the areas of Software Development, Cloud services, Network installation and management services, IT systems management services and Entertainment services from which has gained deep knowledge in various strategic positions. He has been a mentor to entrepreneurs of startup companies in Greece and abroad since 2017. Born in Kavala, Greece and a graduate of the of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of the Technical University of Crete (TUC).

Antonis Mitropoulos

Co-Founder @ HOMLI

Antonis Mitropoulos

Co-Founder @ HOMLI

Antonis is Co-Founder at HOMLI, a NY-based proptech startup. Prior to launching HOMLI, he worked at McKinsey and SoFi. He holds an MBA from MIT, and an MEng in Computer Engineering from NTUA.

Nikolas Molyndris

Product @ Decentriq

Nikolas Molyndris

Product @ Decentriq

Nikos Molindris is a graduate of the University of Piraeus in the department of Business Organization and Administration, with a master's degree from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland in Strategy and International Management. Specializes in positioning and product management in Fintech, Cybersecurity & Privacy, Machine Learning & Data Science products and companies.

Katerina Petraki

Head of New Business, Alibaba US

Katerina Petraki

Head of New Business, Alibaba US

Katerina is a Strategic Partnerships and Business Development Executive with 13+ years of experience in building and scaling businesses globally across sectors with a focus on marketplaces and B2B SaaS. She is an expert at translating visions into reality with a proven track record of helping companies expand into new markets and grow revenue through scalable growth strategies and strategic partnerships. Her consulting background has equipped her with the frameworks and skillset to solve problems and deal with challenges and opportunities in fast- changing, complex, and culturally diverse environments. As a key member of North America’s Alibaba Leadership team, Katerina currently leads the international expansion of Alibaba.com, developing and executing the strategic roadmap for the B2B marketplace in the US from inception to multi-billion-dollar GMV through partnerships, investments, and ecosystem development. This has led to the transformation of the business from a listings' directory to the largest global B2B trading platform, growing revenue 4x in 4 years. Prior to joining Alibaba, Katerina worked for Deloitte’s Strategy Consulting practice, helping Fortune 500 companies transform their strategy and business models. She also worked with Thomson Reuters as part of their leadership development program relocating to a different country and role every 6 months; and spent three months in Mumbai working with 2 NGOs focused on children and women’s rights in rural slums. She started her career as a founder of a biodiesel start up in Greece after quitting professional ballet dancing with the Greek National Opera. Katerina holds an MSc degree in Behavioral Economics from London School of Economics and a BSc degree in Economics and Game Theory from Athens University of Economics and Business. She has lived and worked in over 10 countries in 5 continents, and in her free time she loves travelling, scuba diving, mentoring, and investing in startups. She was born and raised in Crete and today you will find her somewhere between NY and China.

Sakis Triantafyllakis

Product Growth & Strategy

Sakis Triantafyllakis

Product Growth & Strategy

Sakis has an entrepreneurial background (failed with his 1st start-up) and is currently leading strategic and product growth initiatives at Orfium. Prior to Orfium, he was at Endeavor Greece, supporting some of the best Greek-led tech scale ups like Blueground, Workable, Softomotive, Orfium, Hellas Direct, Matternet and others. He is the organiser of Product 360, an event series around Product management & leadership.

Maria Vdokaki

Legal Counsel, Business & Corporate Attorney

Maria Vdokaki

Legal Counsel, Business & Corporate Attorney

Maria is an attorney and legal consultant. She provides legal consultancy to international and local companies, advising on business strategy matters, funding and corporate legal issues. She is an expert on intellectual and industrial property, as well as on European law, capital markets, real estate market and competition legislation. She attends before the Greek Courts, representing foreign and local businesses on commercial, administrative and criminal cases. She holds a bachelor Degree in Law by the faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a LLM Degree in International Business by the Cardiff Metropolitan University, as well as an MBA Certificate by the London School of Economics. She is currently studying Computational Science on the Harvard University Post-Graduated Programs and Blockchain Economics at the Panteion University of Athens. She is a certified Compliance Officer and DPO Officer, having deep knowledge of anti-money laundering control policies and commitments. Her recent work includes legal research on cryptocurrencies, writing frequently on legal press.

Aristeidis Tsitiridis

Principal Computer Vision Researcher

Aristeidis Tsitiridis

Principal Computer Vision Researcher

Aristeids is an experienced computer vision professional with well over a decade in related machine learning research. He graduated in 2004 from the University of Leeds and earned a BEng(Hons) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. He then acquired in 2007 his MSc in Telecommunications from the University of South Wales and in 2011 he received his PhD in biologically-inspired machine vision. Aristeidis has more than 30 publications in machine vision, is a regular peer reviewer in many journals and conferences (Neurocomputing, ECCV, mdpi etc). He has accumulated work experience in both university (Universidad de Rey Juan Carlos-Spain, Swansea university-UK and others) and industry roles (Darvis-USA, Huawei-Ireland, various start-ups in Spain and others) as a researcher. He is based in Athens,Greece currently working as a Principal Computer Vision Researcher at Darvis,USA and academically collaborating with the University of Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid as a Visiting Research Fellow.

Maria Slamari

Senior People Strategy Consultant

Maria Slamari

Senior People Strategy Consultant

Maria is a Senior Consultant in the Advisory division of an international consulting company. She specializes in People Analytics projects, Organizational Design and Strategic Τransformation projects. In the past she has worked in several startup companies and her vision is to help each of them create a unique value proposition through their people and their skills.

Panagiotis Bechrakis

Marketing & Innovation Consultant

Panagiotis Bechrakis

Marketing & Innovation Consultant

Panagiotis Bechrakis is a growth driven CPG/FMCG marketer transforming Brands and Organizations through Innovation, Change Management and End-to-End strategy. A commercial afficionado with 14 years of experience; 9 years in Brand Management with 5 of them devoted to Global Innovation, and 5 years in Sales.

He holds an MBA from Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, with emphasis in Marketing and International Business. He spent 10 years in the US where he held multiple positions in Brand Management at Reckitt and Godiva. His latest role while in the US was Global Marketing Director for Godiva where he focused on Global Innovation leading the development of products and sub-brands that reached consumers in more than 100 countries and almost every distribution channel.

At both Reckitt and Godiva, his hands-on approach and relationship building mentality allowed him to become an essential member of the broader commercial team and to expand his scope beyond marketing specific tasks, making him a well-rounded commercial leader with strong knowledge of trade across multiple countries.

Before moving to the US, he spent 5 years in Greece working in multiple sales roles including Business Development Manager for Auto-France, Export Sales Executive for DOMUS SA and Organized Trade Sales Rep for Cadbury Hellas. In addition to his MBA, he holds an MSc in Marketing from Athens University of Economics and Business and a BA in Finance from the University of Piraeus.

In 2022 Panagiotis became a US Scholar of the Marketing Academy, a highly selective leadership development program for 30 carefully selected marketers from all the United States. He also holds a Diploma in Restaurant Entrepreneurship from New York University – School of Professional Studies and a Diploma in Export Management from IST Studies.

Since returning from the US in December of 2022, Panagiotis has been working as a freelance Marketing & Innovation consultant while making his first entrepreneurial endeavors in Hospitality and Real Estate.

Alexandros Kostakis

UX Designer Quintessential SFT

Alexandros Kostakis

UX Designer Quintessential SFT

Alexandros Kostakis is a UX Designer based in Athens,Greece. His studies in Computer Science at the University of Piraeus helped him combine both his technical and creative skills in order to achieve the best result in every project he has been involved. With over 5 years experience in various fields, he is always eager to learn new technologies and face new challenges. Currently designing some cool stuff for Quintessential SFT.

Maria Zarotiadou

Managing Director at Plan of Business

Maria Zarotiadou

Managing Director at Plan of Business

Maria Zarotiadou is Managing Director at Plan of Business. She has been an Advisor on gender equality issues at the General Secretariat of Family Policy and Gender Equality. She is a Certified Business Coach, Mentor, Women's' Entrepreneurship Facilitator and Strategic Marketing Specialist with a Bachelor's (B.A. in Business Administration) in Business Administration, and a Master's (M.Sc. in Marketing) in Marketing and Gender Equality.
She has training in Women's Social Entrepreneurship and holds the WISE4Women certification of the corresponding training program of the European Union.
Maria is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. She is a mentor to young entrepreneurs at Women on Top, at Women Do Business and at Foundit by Prince's Trust International and Bizrupt. Her seminars and workshops are presented, among others, at the actions of Women Do Business, Skywalker and Plan of Business. Maria is a Certified Workshop Facilitator in the #IamRemarkable by Google program.
Her articles are published at www.epixeiro.gr, at www.planofbusiness.eu and at www.talentedladiesclub.com

Lemonia Kalaitzi

Co-owner at FARMA BLOCK

Lemonia Kalaitzi

Co-owner at FARMA BLOCK

Lemonia Kalaitzi received her bachelor’s degree in Biology at AUTH (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and then pursued a professional master’s degree in Marketing and Management of Health Care Industry at IMIS (Institute de management des industries de la santé), in Lyon, France. She did her internship at a startup skin cosmetics company (Laboratoire Vita – Screen) as a product manager of an after sun product of the “Care” line. When she returned to Greece she started working at FARMA BLOCK, a small craft company that produces animal feed supplements. As a co – owner of this company, her goal is to create and maintain an internally healthy and balanced situation, develop the company by cultivating each individual department and follow a strategic plan designed according to the company’s principles and values. As a pharmaceutical marketeer she enjoys acting as a conductor between Regulatory affairs, R&D, Product design, Quality assurance and Promotion. She has attended Hyphen SA’s Roiedu Business program and is a certified Project Manager (PMP – PMI). She loves new challenges, gaining new knowledge and constantly adding new tools to her tool box. She draws her inspiration from nature, theatrical improvisation and fantasy creative writing.

Thrasos Kipourgos

CIO & Co-founder @ Protio

Thrasos Kipourgos

CIO & Co-founder @ Protio

Thrasos develops expertise on investments in the built environment and currently builds the new way to invest in real estate at Protio. With experience in finance, engineering and government he has worked at PSP Investments, Credit Suisse, European Commission and Jacobs in Athens, London and Brussels. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MEng Civil Engineering from Imperial College London. He is passionate about finance, strategy and data analytics.

George Kourakos

Director of Innovation - Kaizen Labs

George Kourakos

Director of Innovation - Kaizen Labs

George is a serial innovator and VR/AR/Blockchain evangelist.

He studied Computer Information Systems in ACG and started his online career 18 years ago as a UI designer. Some years later he saw early the potential of online video and started working extensively on this area. Among others he created 2 online video start-ups and co-produced the 1st interactive web series globally. He continued his journey in the entertainment/sports industry in various roles related to project management and online product. In 2009 he co-presented a LIVE TV tech show on Greek national television.

In 2012 he joined Kaizen Gaming where he led the product design and Innovation department. During the last 10 years he was fortunate enough to lead many talented teams under various roles. One of the most challenging but exciting roles was to create a CX department from scratch and build teams and CX culture across the organization.

His latest role is group Director of Innovation. Even though the last 10 years Kaizen's talented product teams launched many global award winning projects (first in the industry) such as: Voice Betting, Social Sharing, Smart Notifications and the world's first Sportsbook and Casino for Mixed Reality Kaizen wanted to take this initiative to the next level. That's why we created Kaizen Labs. Kaizen labs is a corporate incubator/accelerator that works with startups, universities and big tech organizations. Our main focus is to utilize open innovation frameworks in order to innovate in iGaming by using immersive technologies such as AR/VR, Blockchain, Computer Visions and AI/ML.

His free time is shared between Cross-fit, Tennis and technical/fundamental analysis on Blockchain projects.

Alexandra Plessa

Business Consultant|Biochemist-Biotechnologist

Alexandra Plessa

Business Consultant|Biochemist-Biotechnologist

Alexandra is an interdisciplinary professional (MBA, MSc), with business acumen and scientific training in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. She has international working experience of 9+ years in business development, management, and communication roles (Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Engineering, and Marketing industries) and 2+ years in cutting-edge research laboratories (Harvard, Bayer, etc.). She leads projects with a focus on operational efficiency and strategic communication. Her soft skills and interdisciplinary competencies have been manifested in complex roles and career decisions in the course of time. Prior to relocating to Athens, she lived and worked in The Netherlands, The United States, Belgium, and Germany. Outstanding performance through quality is what she stands for; therefore she followed an MBA in Total Quality Management. Her professional direction and interests are towards Consulting (Strategy), Total Quality Management systems, Technology Transfer and Innovation Management. She is already supporting a startup as a consultant, and has previously been a mentor to younger professionals. Based on her experiences from exemplar countries and innovative environments, she aims to support more Greek entrepreneurs as a mentor.

Christina Anthoulaki

Product Management & Strategy Lead

Christina Anthoulaki

Product Management & Strategy Lead

Christina Anthoulaki is a Product Management & Strategy lead with experience in building innovative solutions primarily in regulated sectors. Having worked in financial services for most of her career, she had the opportunity to work with organisations across different growth stages and help embed sustainable growth strategies, while also working with founders and leaders to deliver large scale digitisation programmes. She is passionate about FinTech, LawTech and RegTech innovation, and through her work aims to promote social and technological innovation that improves shared value for organisations and customers.

Nikos Stavropoulos

Sales & Business Development

Nikos Stavropoulos

Sales & Business Development

Nikos Stavropoulos has worked for more than 20 years as Sales, Product, Account and Business Development Manager for various ΙΤ brands (e.g., HP, Dell, Epson, LG, Samsung, Canon) in top Distribution and System Integration Companies. His main responsibilities aimed at the development of the business through the recruitment of new customers and partners in vertical markets, the development of resellers’ network, the training of the resellers, and pre-sales to major accounts of the public and private sectors. Nikos has also worked in B2B/B2C e-Commerce companies, being responsible for the business online strategy, product management, IT portfolio development, and managing and training of the e-Commerce team. He has received several international awards and distinctions for his contribution in sales growth of various tech products in Greece and EMEA.

Nikiforos Papadopoulos

Management Consultant & Co-Founder

Nikiforos Papadopoulos

Management Consultant & Co-Founder

Nikiforos is an Associate Consultant at Bain & Co., one of the world's leading management consulting firms. With a background in accounting and finance, Nikiforos has held positions at top firms including Deloitte and PwC. In addition to his professional experience, he has also co-founded and served as the head of Young & Curious, a non-profit organization focused on fostering curiosity and community engagement. Nikiforos holds a BSc in Accounting & Finance and an MSc in Finance from the University of Macedonia. He is passionate about using his skills and resources to drive positive change in the business world and beyond

Maria Perrou

Marketing Manager at Lacoste

Maria Perrou

Marketing Manager at Lacoste

Maria is a creative and resourceful marketer with an e-commerce background and a demonstrated history of working in the premium retail industry (fashion, cosmetics, homeware). Strategic and result-oriented with proven capabilities in building effective marketing and communications strategies fostering brand identity and providing sustainable growth.

She holds a Bachelor and MBA degree from Athens University of Economics and Business, and she currently leads the role of Marketing Manager at Lacoste.

Her free time is shared between travelling, volunteer projects, cinema and meditating through yoga and archery.

Ariana Polyviou

Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia

Ariana Polyviou

Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia

Ariana Polyviou is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the School of Business of the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. She is also a fellow at the Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Cyprus and an Adjunct Professor at IE Business School, Madrid. Her teaching and research work focuses on the business and social impact of technology including human-centered AI, metaverse, cloud computing and blockchain emphasizing on digital business strategy, digital transformation, technology policy, digital entrepreneurship and technology adoption. Her work has been published in leading journals in the field of Information Systems and Systems Sciences. She has received several awards and scholarships for her research, including a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship. She has served as a attracted funding and participated in 20+ research projects funded by the European Union (FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe) and she is currently the Principal Investigator of the MSCA Doctoral Network on Metaverse’s business and social value. She also leads Cyprus’ national participation in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and a member of the national committee of Cyprus' Digital Championship.

Bertrand Pellegrin

Senior Strategist

Bertrand Pellegrin

Senior Strategist

Bertrand Pellegrin is the founder and director of b. on brand Consulting, LLC. He has consulted for such clients as Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Lotte Shopping Group, Bank of America, The North Face, Yum Brands, and the San Francisco International Airport, among many others.

Previously he was a senior retail strategist with the San Francisco office of Gensler Worldwide. Mr. Pellegrin’s expertise draws heavily from his formal background in cultural anthropology, as well as his research in consumer environments, mass media, popular culture, and social and cultural trends. He is also a veteran of U.S. network television, developing, producing, and directing numerous award-‐winning news and entertainment programs for which he has received over a dozen national awards including three Emmy Awards for excellence.

Mr. Pellegrin is the author of Branding the Man: Why Men are the Next Frontier in Fashion Retail (Random House/Allworth 2009). He received a B.A. degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, and an M.F.A. in Fashion Merchandising from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California.

Panos Kalogiorgas

Strategy and M&A Consultant, Deloitte

Panos Kalogiorgas

Strategy and M&A Consultant, Deloitte

Panos is a Manager in Strategy and M&A Consulting at Deloitte, a world-leading professional services firm. In the past, he has also held positions as Corporate Finance Manager at Upstream, Management Consultant at Octane, and Tax Consultant at Deloitte in Greece and the Netherlands.

Panos has vast experience in strategic and business planning, financial modeling and reporting as well as business valuation and M&A support. He has also served as Business and Finance mentor for several startups, as part of innovation programs by European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) and Greek-based incubators among others.

Chris Balotis

Digital Strategy and Growth Director

Chris Balotis

Digital Strategy and Growth Director

Chris Balotis is an experienced and certified digital marketing professional, and since 2017 he has been consulting SMEs on how to leverage ads tech to improve their digital presence and increase their monthly revenue.
He is data driven, automation enthusiast and expertises in designing effective strategies to deliver results based on KPIs.
For over a decade he was the owner of a local media company and the last years he works as Digital Strategy and Growth Director at digital marketing agencies acting as key-contact person between brands and internal divisions of the agencies.

Yiannis Kranitis

Industry Head, Google

Yiannis Kranitis

Industry Head, Google

Yiannis Kranitis is an Industry Head at Google, supporting the largest advertisers in Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta in their growth strategies. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Account Manager at Google's headquarters in Ireland. Earlier, he had worked on the agency side in London. He studied Marketing & Communications in Athens University of Economics & Business and has an MBA from University of Strathclyde.

Jenny Tsaliki

Senior Business Analyst & COO at Atom CTO

Jenny Tsaliki

Senior Business Analyst & COO at Atom CTO

I embarked on my career journey by earning a Bachelor's degree in Statistics & Insurance, laying a solid foundation for my future endeavors. However my passion for understanding complex business problems and leveraging technology for solutions soon became evident, setting me on the path to becoming a Business Analyst in 2013.

Over the years, I have gained extensive experience in a variety of industries, including fintech, edtech, medtech and blockchain. This diverse exposure has not only honed my analytical skills but has also given me a deep understanding of industry-specific challenges and opportunities.

Efthymios Psaraftis

Audience Strategy Manager ΕΜΕΑ at Johnson & Johnson CH

Efthymios Psaraftis

Audience Strategy Manager ΕΜΕΑ at Johnson & Johnson CH

Efthymios is a dynamic product management strategist, based in London, with a strong foundation in data-driven marketing. With a versatile background encompassing marketing, digital, insights, strategy, sales, and media roles at PepsiCo and MSF, he recently embarked on a new challenge at J&J. Here, he established a pioneering role, leveraging his expertise to develop innovative data products and frameworks, resulting in substantial performance enhancements. His skill set extends to resource optimization, brand management, change management, and cultivating robust stakeholder relationships. Efthymios is passionately committed to driving transformative initiatives and delivering exceptional results in the dynamic CPG/Retail industry.

Stefanos Prokos

Senior Digital Business & Transformation Consultant

Stefanos Prokos

Senior Digital Business & Transformation Consultant

Stefanos has studied Communication & Mass Media at the University of Athens and holds an MBA International title (with distinction) from the Athens University of Economics and Business with a major in Strategy & Marketing.
He is currently the Co-Managing Partner of Synergetic, a boutique consultancy offering digital transformation services for multinational organizations.
Stefanos has handled projects in 14 European countries for Philip Morris International, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, Bayer, Adidas, Alpha Bank, Eurobank, Καυκάς, Ahold Delhaize, Metro Group/ MyMarket, Aegean and many more industry leaders.
He is the co-founder of Vieno an innovative startup company that builds mobile solutions for HoReCa businesses in Greece and UAE (exited).
He is a twice award winning public speaker and passionate about goal-driven, cross-border eBusiness.

Christos Psyllias

Assistant Manager at EY | Strategy & Transactions

Christos Psyllias

Assistant Manager at EY | Strategy & Transactions

Christos Psyllias is a distinguished financial professional with an extensive background in strategy and transactions, as well as business advisory services. Currently, as an Assistant Manager in Strategy & Transactions at EY, he provides pivotal financial modeling, business planning, and valuation analysis services to both Greek and international clientele, guiding them towards informed strategic business decisions. Christos has a robust academic background in Accounting and Finance, while he is a CFA Charterholder. As a mentor, Christos is eager to share his knowledge and experiences to guide startups towards success.

Elena Karagianni

Senior Innovation Officer

Elena Karagianni

Senior Innovation Officer

Elena Karagianni is a Senior Innovation Officer in the Innovation Division of Hellenic Development Bank. Elena has held various positions and today she is mainly involved with sustainability issues. She is a Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, a Certified Circular Economy Professional, an FSA SASB Standards Level I/Candidate Level II, holds a CFA Certificate in ESG investing, an MBA, and a double Major Degree in Marketing and Management.

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Ioannis Pesexidis

Management Consultant | Bain & Company

Ioannis Pesexidis

Management Consultant | Bain & Company

Management Science & Technology graduate with experience in business consulting (Strategy and Performance Improvement | Grant Thornton Greece) and computer science. Passionate about data driven decision making, digital transformation and organizational optimization.

Sascha Strohmeier

Managing Director at Sensory-Minds

Sascha Strohmeier

Managing Director at Sensory-Minds

Sascha Strohmeier is a versatile professional who transitioned from interaction design to software engineering. He was a guest lecturer at universities, mentoring startups and serving on advisory boards, before becoming an international consultant for online businesses. His diverse career reflects his commitment to design, technology, education, and global business.

Rita Katona

Senior Growth Architect at BCG X

Rita Katona

Senior Growth Architect at BCG X

Rita is a 2x founder with over 11 years in the startup ecosystem. Some years ago, she transitioned from her entrepreneurial journey to a key role at ZOLLHOF, one of Germany's fastest-growing tech incubators. Starting as Head of Marketing and advancing to a Growth Specialist, she has supported over 80 startups. She also acts as a mentor and coach in accelerator programs like StartupWIseGuys, Techstars, and Berlin Startup Academy, focusing on growth strategies and business models. Nowadays, her core job at BCG X (the venture building arm of Boston Consulting Group) focuses on bringing corporate innovation and startups closer to each other. Expertise & core interest: Sustainability, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Food- and Sportstech

Dimitris Doukakaros

Startup Visionary & Growth Strategist

Dimitris Doukakaros

Startup Visionary & Growth Strategist

Dimitris Doukakaros, co-founder of two startups Drope and Estate Brains, blends his entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for technology to innovate in real estate analytics and property management. His expertise in strategic development, marketing, and business planning, combined with a dedication to integrating advanced AI solutions, drives meaningful growth and success. Dimitris's journey is marked by a commitment to transforming ideas into thriving ventures.

Anna-Maria Moira

Marketing, Analytics & Measurement

Anna-Maria Moira

Marketing, Analytics & Measurement

Carrying a Marketing & Analytics DNA with more than 8 years in Performance Marketing (Paid Social, SEM, Display) and expertise in Data Analysis, Anna-Maria has contributed significantly to renowned companies like Estée Lauder Group of Companies, Kaizen Gaming, Delivery Hero and Better Collective. Her strengths lie in solving complex problems and providing in-depth analysis to launch, optimize strategies and drive measurable results. Having a Kaizen mindset, she always strives for improvement, both professionally and personally. She has received more than 7 Peak Performance Marketing awards and she has been involved in Meta Case studies and successful Global Launches across EU, MENA and LATAM regions.

Alexis Petrichos

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Marketing

Alexis Petrichos

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Marketing

Alexis Petrichos is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Marketing at Chili Piper and the Regional Head of EMEA for Partnership Leaders, and he lives and works from Athens, Greece. His journey in the B2B tech market started about five years ago when he landed his first job as a Sales Development Representative (SDR) in one of the most prestigious Greek tech companies, Workable. Then he moved to Chili Piper as a sales rep, before taking over technology partnerships. The last three years have been a constant growth quest for him as he’s been focusing on sharpening his skills in the partnerships world, while representing Chili Piper in the broader tech ecosystem. Throughout his career at Chili Piper, Petrichos has launched a modern partner program, built sustainable revenue streams, and launched high-impact integrations.

Uzoma Agba

Business Tech Advocate

Uzoma Agba

Business Tech Advocate

Uzoma Agba is a Multitalented Business strategist with over 5 years of experience from companies and clients. Her experience is seen in B2B, B2C from business development, sales, marketing, product design and product management. Il also spans across Fintech, Health, Agriculture, Digital Startups, Startup Education, Tech Hubs, Social Impact, Media in Africa, America and Europe. She has developed solution oriented strategies/results in Business development, Growth, International Strategy and Expansion, Business mentorship, Artificial Intelligence, Product development, Product Management and creative pitching. Her past training experiences includes Haptics on the Grow with Google initiative, Innovation Growth Hub on the Facebook Boost your Business project. I have provided mentorship expertise with Google for Startups, Seedstars, Techstars, Founders Institute, Technovation, Tony Elumelu Foundation.

George Moultos

Head of Business and Strategy at Greca Homes

George Moultos

Head of Business and Strategy at Greca Homes

George Moultos brings experience in business, strategy, and finance in new ventures. He co-founded Stoferno.gr, a marketplace in the last mile sector, backed by Lamda Development and partnered with major Greek retailers. He also established Ninefleet, a SaaS company providing optimization solutions for last mile operators. His entrepreneurial journey includes founding a startup in the music industry and consulting services in the retail sector. Currently, he is the Head of Business and Strategy at Greca Homes, focusing on project finance fundraising, developing new ventures and partnerships, and optimizing existing revenue streams.

Nikolas Sifonios

Founder of Match Ball VENTURE- Business Advisor

Nikolas Sifonios

Founder of Match Ball VENTURE- Business Advisor

Nikolaos is the Founder of Match Ball VENTURE, a business & finance consulting company, that equips entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools to transform their ideas into successful and sustainable businesses. Nikolaos has worked across various departments in top tier 1 & tier 2 investment banks in the UK, including JP Morgan, Barclays Capital, and Morgan Stanley. In addition, he has gained experience in various industries, such as a real estate brokerage in China, a UK property technology (prop-tech) startup, and a fintech startup using blockchain technology. He holds a Master’s in Quantitative Finance & Risk Management from Manchester Business School and a Bachelor's in Financial & Management Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of the Aegean.

Evangelos Katsaras

Privacy Lawyer

Evangelos Katsaras

Privacy Lawyer

Evangelos Katsaras is an EU-qualified tech lawyer and a legal researcher, who specializes in the entire spectrum of privacy law. He takes a leadership role in strategic privacy compliance program development and implementation as well as in fostering a privacy-conscious culture within clients’ organizations, thereby minimizing risks. Furthermore, his role extends to daily privacy compliance as he actively monitors and provides commercial-minded counsel for new several business initiatives and projects. His dedication to upholding the highest standards of privacy and data protection aligns smoothly with the dynamic and evolving landscape of global privacy compliance, always providing practical and business-friendly solutions.

Apostolis Katsorchis

Head of Business Growth

Apostolis Katsorchis

Head of Business Growth

Apostolis is a hybrid between Business & HR. Within his 15 years of experience he has helped People and Companies to evolve and reach their strategic goals. He is able to understand and shape future trends, he builds human relationships while telling meaningful Stories.

Michalis Pediotis

Communications Manager, Radio Producer & Founder, BullMp.com

Michalis Pediotis

Communications Manager, Radio Producer & Founder, BullMp.com

Michalis holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems (B.Sc.) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with many years of experience in the field of business, music industry and technology as Music Business & Information Technology Manager, Communications / Marketing / Public Relations & Social Media Manager. He is a Speaker & Trainer of seminars in Business & Music Conferences, Festivals and Universities in Greece on topics such as Creativity, Art, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Project Management. He is also a Presenter at Local & International Music / Business / Educational Festivals and a Judge for New Artists - Bands & Startups in Music & Entrepreneurship Competitions. He is the founder of BullMp.com (BElieve in YOUrself Live Loud your Music Passion) where he presents and supports inspiring people who want to develop professionally in the field of music and innovation in Greece and abroad. He is Radio Producer of Success Stories Radio Show which hosts interviews of creative & talented people. He has organized many philanthropic music activities and he has established BullMp Radio Show Awards, an annual award ceremony for the rising music stars.

Charles Hope

Turning First-time Founders into Founders

Charles Hope

Turning First-time Founders into Founders

Charles Hope (YourStartupAdvisor.com) brings over two decades of business experience and over a decade in entrepreneurship. Known for his strategic acumen and dedication, Charles has launched multiple startups and advised numerous others. His mission is to empower first-time founders with the insights, tools, and confidence to transform their innovative ideas and increase their chances of success. Through personalised mentorship and strategic guidance, Charles helps entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of the startup journey, making him a beacon of support and wisdom in the startup ecosystem.

Stathis Loizos

Business Counselling & Mentoring

Stathis Loizos

Business Counselling & Mentoring

He is active in investing, counselling and mentoring. Prior to that he was the Executive Vice President of the ION SA group of companies. Before joining the ION SA group, he was the General Manager of ELSA SA. He is currently member of the Board of Directors of ION SA and Navios Maritime Holdings. He is also member of : the Board of Directors of the Foundation For Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE), the Business Advisory Committee of the i-MBA / AUEB and the Advisory Committee of LightHub, a start-up incubator in Alexandroupoli. He holds a Maitrise en Sciences Economiques from the University of Strasbourg, France, and an MBA in Finance from Stern Business School, New York University (NYU).

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos

Business Consultant | Public & Private Sector

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos

Business Consultant | Public & Private Sector

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos holds the position of Senior Consultant at Planet S.A..Prior to joining Planet, Ioannis had worked in finance oriented projects in both private and public sector. In the private sector, his work entailed business plans and feasibility studies for a variety of fields such as tourism, manufacturing, digital transformation, and environment. In the public sector, he has participated in the control of declaration of expenses and the completion of activities for a project related to public sector reform. Additionally, he has worked for the Ministry of Environment, in the energy field. Ioannis participation in these projects provided the opportunity to evolve his project management skills including empathy, team working, conflict resolution and successful negotiation. Currently, he is working on a project at the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for the Recovery and Resilience Fund. He studied at Technical University of Crete, in the School of Production Engineering and Management and holds a Master of Engineering and a Master of Science in Organization and Management. Furthermore, he holds a Master in Business Administration from University of Nicosia, Cyprus.

Stelios Blymakis

Senior Consultant- Project Manager

Stelios Blymakis

Senior Consultant- Project Manager

Stelios is a Senior Consultant & Project Manager at OCTANE. He is a data-driven and goal-oriented professional with over 14 years of work experience across multiple positions, industries and businesses. He has a track record of success in sales, customer service, regulatory compliance and digital transformation. He also has experience in business development, business continuity and ISO certifications. He has worked and led small and larger teams and organizations in banking and digital transformation. He is also an active ESG practitioner and certified in business continuity management by the CPMI organization.

Eleni Mylona

ICT Project Manager

Eleni Mylona

ICT Project Manager

As ICT Project Manager, Eleni is responsible for the management and coordination of IT projects for the Public Sector, with main responsibilities being the organization and management of project teams with internal and external partners, as well as ensuring that the project is delivered on time and produces the desired results. She is a graduate of the Department of Management Science and Technology and holds a Master's degree in Techno-Economic Systems from the National Technical University of Athens.

Panagiotis Papachristofilou

GTM & B2B Marketing Leader

Panagiotis Papachristofilou

GTM & B2B Marketing Leader

Panagiotis Papachristofilou is a seasoned B2B marketing professional with 13 years of experience in product, growth marketing, demand generation, and go-to-market strategies. He specializes in the SaaS, enterprise tech, and professional services industries. Panagiotis has held senior positions at Mellon Group, Oracle, Transifex, Qualco, and most recently at Dialectica. His passion lies in building high-performance cultures and leveraging data, market, and user trends to refine processes, set strategic objectives, and drive revenue growth. Panagiotis holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, a Master’s in Advanced Marketing Management from Lancaster University, and a certificate in Organizational Leadership from Harvard Business School Online.

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Head of Internal Audit

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Head of Internal Audit

Ioanna Konstantopoulou is the Head of Internal Audit at ANEDIK KRITIKOS S.A., with over 10 years of experience in business consulting, corporate governance, and sustainability. Her professional background includes roles at companies such as Chipita and Mazars. She is committed to enhancing organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency. She strongly believes in the power of teamwork and collaboration, particularly through the inclusion of diverse perspectives and experiences, and values social contribution. This commitment has led her to participate in volunteer initiatives, such as the ACEin program, and serve as the Vice President of the Hellenic Investors Association (SED). Mrs. Konstantopoulou holds an MSc in Services Management and a BSc in Public Administration, and she is certified in Internal Controls Auditing (CICA) and Project Management (IPMA - D).

Thanasis Vratimos

Digital Health Solutions Consultant

Thanasis Vratimos

Digital Health Solutions Consultant

As an experienced digital health consultant and non-profit startup founder, I have a strong track record in strategy, innovation, and leadership across healthcare and technology sectors. From founding GIVMED, the first European medicine reuse non-profit organization, to consulting for global health leaders like Abbott and Roche Diagnostics, I bring deep expertise in digital product management, stakeholder engagement, and fundraising. I hold a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), which has strengthened my technical and problem-solving skills. As a mentor, I am passionate about supporting startup teams to refine their strategy and scale their impact in the greek and global markets.

Arsenis Paschopoulos

E-commerce & marketing expert

Arsenis Paschopoulos

E-commerce & marketing expert

Arsenis Paschopoulos is one of the first internet marketers in Greece, starting in 1996. He is the Managing Partner of JustOnLine, a 360 digital agency, with participation in over 130 ecommerce & digital marketing projects. He is the author of the books "Thank God I Got Fired", 2021, "Social Media Marketing", 2010, and "Electronic Commerce" (3rd edition 2007), Kleidaritmos publications. For 4 years he was the training manager for banking online payment systems at First Data. He has worked in the marketing departments of Shell, Johnson & Johnson, Fiat, Boston University and other Greek companies.

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Thomas Filippou

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Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Yannis Imelos

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Ioannis Nikolaou

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Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Alexandros Roustas

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Alexandros Roustas

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Helen Salavou

Member of the Technology Transfer @ AUEB

Helen Salavou

Member of the Technology Transfer @ AUEB

Aristeidis Souras

Head of Business and Marketing, Vesquad

Aristeidis Souras

Head of Business and Marketing, Vesquad

George G. Spanos

Indy Exec Consultant

George G. Spanos

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Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internets of Things (IoT) Strategist - Worldwide Industrial IoT Lead in AWS

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internets of Things (IoT) Strategist - Worldwide Industrial IoT Lead in AWS

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Ilias Sousis

Co- Founder, Wikifarmer

Ilias Sousis

Co- Founder, Wikifarmer

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Panos Tsakos

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Panos Tsakos

Marketing Manager VIVA.gr

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Isabel Zoulinaki

Product Designer at Google

Isabel Zoulinaki

Product Designer at Google

Haris Kampouris

Product @ TikTok

Haris Kampouris

Product @ TikTok

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

Antony Kaladis

Business Relationship Mgr @Heineken

Antony Kaladis

Business Relationship Mgr @Heineken

Stergios Anastasiadis

General Partner with Genesis Ventures, Angel Investor, Software Developer

Stergios Anastasiadis

General Partner with Genesis Ventures, Angel Investor, Software Developer

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

Panos Charos

Deals Advisory, PWC London

Panos Charos

Deals Advisory, PWC London

Kimon Angelides

Executive Chairman at Stealth .. health

Kimon Angelides

Executive Chairman at Stealth .. health

Vassilis Danias

Co-Founder & CEO @ Bitloops

Vassilis Danias

Co-Founder & CEO @ Bitloops

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Giannis Kalpakidis

Digital & Innovation Value Partner

Nikolas Smyrlakis

Co-founder @ Roots Spirits

Nikolas Smyrlakis

Co-founder @ Roots Spirits

Ioannis Papadopoulos

CFO, Ladder.io

Ioannis Papadopoulos

CFO, Ladder.io

Zina Mavroeidi

CEO e-Fresh.gr

Zina Mavroeidi

CEO e-Fresh.gr

Dimitris Papadimitrioy

Co-Founder @ The Flow Partners

Dimitris Papadimitrioy

Co-Founder @ The Flow Partners

Menia Voevoda

Hospitality Consultant | Entrepreneur

Menia Voevoda

Hospitality Consultant | Entrepreneur

Giannis Rousopoulos

Founder of cryptonomist.gr | Advisor @ Hellenic Parliament.

Giannis Rousopoulos

Founder of cryptonomist.gr | Advisor @ Hellenic Parliament.

Vasileios Stoidis

Founder, CEO @ 7L & MassiveGrid

Vasileios Stoidis

Founder, CEO @ 7L & MassiveGrid

Antonis Mitropoulos

Co-Founder @ HOMLI

Antonis Mitropoulos

Co-Founder @ HOMLI

Antonis is Co-Founder at HOMLI, a NY-based proptech startup. Prior to launching HOMLI, he worked at McKinsey and SoFi. He holds an MBA from MIT, and an MEng in Computer Engineering from NTUA.

Nikolas Molyndris

Product @ Decentriq

Nikolas Molyndris

Product @ Decentriq

Katerina Petraki

Head of New Business, Alibaba US

Katerina Petraki

Head of New Business, Alibaba US

Sakis Triantafyllakis

Product Growth & Strategy

Sakis Triantafyllakis

Product Growth & Strategy

Maria Vdokaki

Legal Counsel, Business & Corporate Attorney

Maria Vdokaki

Legal Counsel, Business & Corporate Attorney

Aristeidis Tsitiridis

Principal Computer Vision Researcher

Aristeidis Tsitiridis

Principal Computer Vision Researcher

Maria Slamari

Senior People Strategy Consultant

Maria Slamari

Senior People Strategy Consultant

Panagiotis Bechrakis

Marketing & Innovation Consultant

Panagiotis Bechrakis

Marketing & Innovation Consultant

Alexandros Kostakis

UX Designer Quintessential SFT

Alexandros Kostakis

UX Designer Quintessential SFT

Maria Zarotiadou

Managing Director at Plan of Business

Maria Zarotiadou

Managing Director at Plan of Business

Lemonia Kalaitzi

Co-owner at FARMA BLOCK

Lemonia Kalaitzi

Co-owner at FARMA BLOCK

Thrasos Kipourgos

CIO & Co-founder @ Protio

Thrasos Kipourgos

CIO & Co-founder @ Protio

George Kourakos

Director of Innovation - Kaizen Labs

George Kourakos

Director of Innovation - Kaizen Labs

Alexandra Plessa

Business Consultant|Biochemist-Biotechnologist

Alexandra Plessa

Business Consultant|Biochemist-Biotechnologist

Christina Anthoulaki

Product Management & Strategy Lead

Christina Anthoulaki

Product Management & Strategy Lead

Nikos Stavropoulos

Sales & Business Development

Nikos Stavropoulos

Sales & Business Development

Nikiforos Papadopoulos

Management Consultant & Co-Founder

Nikiforos Papadopoulos

Management Consultant & Co-Founder

Maria Perrou

Marketing Manager at Lacoste

Maria Perrou

Marketing Manager at Lacoste

Ariana Polyviou

Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia

Ariana Polyviou

Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia

Bertrand Pellegrin

Senior Strategist

Bertrand Pellegrin

Senior Strategist

Panos Kalogiorgas

Strategy and M&A Consultant, Deloitte

Panos Kalogiorgas

Strategy and M&A Consultant, Deloitte

Chris Balotis

Digital Strategy and Growth Director

Chris Balotis

Digital Strategy and Growth Director

Yiannis Kranitis

Industry Head, Google

Yiannis Kranitis

Industry Head, Google

Jenny Tsaliki

Senior Business Analyst & COO at Atom CTO

Jenny Tsaliki

Senior Business Analyst & COO at Atom CTO

Efthymios Psaraftis

Audience Strategy Manager ΕΜΕΑ at Johnson & Johnson CH

Efthymios Psaraftis

Audience Strategy Manager ΕΜΕΑ at Johnson & Johnson CH

Stefanos Prokos

Senior Digital Business & Transformation Consultant

Stefanos Prokos

Senior Digital Business & Transformation Consultant

Christos Psyllias

Assistant Manager at EY | Strategy & Transactions

Christos Psyllias

Assistant Manager at EY | Strategy & Transactions

Elena Karagianni

Senior Innovation Officer

Elena Karagianni

Senior Innovation Officer

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Ioannis Pesexidis

Management Consultant | Bain & Company

Ioannis Pesexidis

Management Consultant | Bain & Company

Sascha Strohmeier

Managing Director at Sensory-Minds

Sascha Strohmeier

Managing Director at Sensory-Minds

Rita Katona

Senior Growth Architect at BCG X

Rita Katona

Senior Growth Architect at BCG X

Dimitris Doukakaros

Startup Visionary & Growth Strategist

Dimitris Doukakaros

Startup Visionary & Growth Strategist

Anna-Maria Moira

Marketing, Analytics & Measurement

Anna-Maria Moira

Marketing, Analytics & Measurement

Alexis Petrichos

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Marketing

Alexis Petrichos

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Marketing

Uzoma Agba

Business Tech Advocate

Uzoma Agba

Business Tech Advocate

George Moultos

Head of Business and Strategy at Greca Homes

George Moultos

Head of Business and Strategy at Greca Homes

Nikolas Sifonios

Founder of Match Ball VENTURE- Business Advisor

Nikolas Sifonios

Founder of Match Ball VENTURE- Business Advisor

Evangelos Katsaras

Privacy Lawyer

Evangelos Katsaras

Privacy Lawyer

Apostolis Katsorchis

Head of Business Growth

Apostolis Katsorchis

Head of Business Growth

Michalis Pediotis

Communications Manager, Radio Producer & Founder, BullMp.com

Michalis Pediotis

Communications Manager, Radio Producer & Founder, BullMp.com

Charles Hope

Turning First-time Founders into Founders

Charles Hope

Turning First-time Founders into Founders

Stathis Loizos

Business Counselling & Mentoring

Stathis Loizos

Business Counselling & Mentoring

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos

Business Consultant | Public & Private Sector

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos

Business Consultant | Public & Private Sector

Stelios Blymakis

Senior Consultant- Project Manager

Stelios Blymakis

Senior Consultant- Project Manager

Eleni Mylona

ICT Project Manager

Eleni Mylona

ICT Project Manager

Panagiotis Papachristofilou

GTM & B2B Marketing Leader

Panagiotis Papachristofilou

GTM & B2B Marketing Leader

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Head of Internal Audit

Ioanna Konstantopoulou

Head of Internal Audit

Thanasis Vratimos

Digital Health Solutions Consultant

Thanasis Vratimos

Digital Health Solutions Consultant

Arsenis Paschopoulos

E-commerce & marketing expert

Arsenis Paschopoulos

E-commerce & marketing expert